ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet
| ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet | |
|---|---|
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| Status | Active |
| Genre | Military shooting competition |
| Frequency | Annual |
| Location(s) | Rotates among host member states of ASEAN |
| Years active | 1991 - present |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Malaysian Army |
| Most recent | AARM 2018 (Malaysia) 17 November 2018 - 24 November 2018 |
| Previous event | AARM 2017 (Singapore) 6 November 2017 - 24 November 2017 |
| Next event | AARM 2019 (Indonesia) |
| Participants | |
| Activity |
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| Organized by | Association of Southeast Asian Nations |
The ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet (AARM) is an annual rifle, pistol and machine gun competition between the armies of the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Its aim is to foster friendly competition and goodwill between the members' armies, and to give its officers and men the opportunity for professional interaction and to strengthen their social bonds and camaraderie.[1]
History
The ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet was the brainchild of a Commander-in-Chief of the Malaysian Army, who envisioned the participation of ASEAN armies in a joint military activity.[2] The inaugural AARM was hosted by Malaysia in 1991[1] and included Brunei, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand as inaugural competitors.[3] Malaysia took the first team championship crown that year.
The 2000 AARM was the first event wherein all ten ASEAN member countries participated, coinciding with the inaugural ASEAN Chiefs of Army Multilateral Meeting (ACAMM). The inaugural ASEAN Army Sergeant Majors Annual Meeting (ASMAM) was held 2011. All three meetings have been regular annual events since then.[3]
Events
The AARM consists of five main match disciplines: rifle, carbine, men's pistol, ladies' pistol, and machine gun.[4] Each discipline consists of an individual and a team match. The top three in each match are awarded gold, silver and bronze medals. The trophy categories include overall individual champion for each discipline, overall team champion for each discipline, and overall champion in the "falling plate" event for each discipline.[3]
List of champion states
Indonesia has won the most number of championships since the AARM began in 1991; the Indonesian Army has 13 championships on record, followed by the Royal Thai Army with eight. Malaysia and Singapore have both won three times, while the Philippines was champion once, in 2005.[5] Brunei, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos have yet to win a championship.[2]
| Year | Host | Champion | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1991 |  Malaysia
|
Malaysia
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| 2 | 1992 |  Indonesia
|
Indonesia
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| 3 | 1993 |  Brunei
|
Malaysia
|
| 4 | 1994 |  Thailand
|
Thailand
|
| 5 | 1995 |  Philippines
|
 Singapore
|
| 6 | 1996 | Singapore
|
Singapore
|
| 7 | 1997 | Malaysia
|
Malaysia
|
| 8 | 1998 | Indonesia
|
Thailand
|
| 9 | 1999 | Brunei
|
Thailand
|
| 10 | 2000 | Thailand
|
Thailand
|
| 11 | 2001 | Philippines
|
Thailand
|
| 12 | 2002 | Singapore
|
Singapore
|
| 13 | 2003 | Malaysia
|
Thailand
|
| 14 | 2004 | Indonesia
|
Indonesia
|
| 15 | 2005 | Brunei
|
Philippines
|
| 16 | 2006 |  Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
| 17 | 2007 | Thailand
|
Thailand
|
| 18 | 2008 | Philippines
|
Indonesia
|
| 19 | 2009 | Singapore
|
Indonesia
|
| 20 | 2010 | Malaysia
|
Indonesia
|
| 21 | 2011 | Indonesia
|
Indonesia
|
| 22 | 2012 | Brunei
|
Indonesia
|
| 23 | 2013 |  Myanmar
|
Indonesia
|
| 24 | 2014 | Vietnam
|
Indonesia
|
| 25 | 2015 | Thailand
|
Thailand[6]
|
| 26 | 2016 | Philippines
|
Indonesia[5]
|
| 27 | 2017 | Singapore
|
Indonesia[7]
|
| 28 | 2018 | Malaysia
|
Indonesia[8]
|
| 29 | 2019 | Indonesia
|
TBA |
See also
External links
References
- ^ a b Singapore Ministry of Defence (18 October 1996). "SAF Tops Sixth ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet". Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ a b Royal Thai Army (24 March 2015). "Background of ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet". Archived from the original on 6 December 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ a b c Ang, Geraldine (13 November 2017). "Fact Sheet: ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet" (PDF). Singapore Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Gines, Erika Mariel (8 December 2016). "26th Asean Armies Rifle Meet concludes in Pampanga". SunStar Philippines. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ a b Fonbuena, Carmela (11 December 2016). "Indonesia proves it has best shooters among ASEAN armies". Rappler. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ "ASEAN Armies Rifle Meet concludes". Voice of Vietnam. 26 November 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
- ^ Aw, Cheng Wei (22 November 2017). "Asean armies shoot for trophies - and closer defence ties - at annual rifle competition". The Straits Times. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ Hakim, Syaiful (23 November 2018). "Indonesian army wins 28 gold medals at AARM 2018". Antara News. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
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